Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

1. NCCC065 – Annual Meeting Minutes

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport, Portland, OR

Friday, October 5, 8:00 – 12:00 pm

In attendance:

1. Elizabeth (Missy) Bye, Project Advisor
2. Jana Hawley, University of Arizona, Chair
3. Scarlett Wesley, University of Kentucky, Vice-Chair
4. Pam Norum, University of Missouri – Columbia
5. JuanJuan Wu, University of Minnesota
6. Sonali Diddi, Colorado State University
7. Ting Chi, Washington State University
8. Srikant Manchiraju, Florida State University
9. Elena Karpova, Iowa State University, Secretary
10. Iva Jestratijevic, Ohio State University
11. Jill (Juyoung) Lee, Mississippi State University

Welcome and Introductions

• Meeting called in session at 8:00 am by Jana Hawley. All attendees introduced themselves.

• Membership update:
• Jana Hawley will not be a part of the group anymore
• Melody LeHew from Kansas State University is no longer funded to be a part of the group
• Jaeha Lee from NDSU wants to continue to be a part of this group and hopes to come to the meetings in the future

• Discussion of additional members to add to the group (by the end of the year):
• Amrut Sadachar from Auburn University (Elena will reach out)
• Someone from North Carolina State University (Missy and Pam will discuss who to reach out to)
• Someone from Oklahoma State University (Cossette Armstrong – Jana will reach out)

Scarlett – announced meeting registration cost: Fees for the Post-Carbon workshop is $1,500 plus the cost for the meeting room $300. For 11 people in attendance, it is $165 per person, checks or cash to Scarlett. She is providing receipts.

Approval of 2017 Meeting minutes

Pam moved to approve the minutes as submitted. JuanJuan seconded the motion. Minutes were approved as submitted unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS

• Jana: Last year workshop at ITAA was a success, very good feedback was received from participants. Details are included in the annual report

• Sri reported results of the survey conducted after the workshop.

• Sonali – update on the upcoming presentation at ITAA
• Melody will be involved in the presentation
• Short presentation about each of the three clusters
• Visioning exercise in small groups by clusters
• Planning how the work will progress after the meeting (virtual meetings, projects, etc.)
• Establish a platform for people to talk and become more interdisciplinary

• Jana – this might be a good topic for next ITAA special topic session “How to partner with interdisciplinary researchers”

SYMPOSIUM announcement

• “Fashion and XXXXX” – Missy announced that UM is looking for schools to host symposiums on various topics

CLUSTER REPORTS:

• See appendicies for full report of each cluster for the past year.

1. Sustainable Consumption and Production, by Sonali:

• Identified research gaps and submitted abstracts (Sonali, Melody and Jana) that was accepted for an international conference in Copenhagen with international panel but none of the authors were able to travel, so the abstract had to be recalled.
• The cluster has started on a systematic literature review on SC&P – what had been addressed/studied and what are the next directions that would have the biggest impact
• Jana – it would be a good idea for Ting to join the group with the impact of microfibers.
• Jana – the other issue to address is to teach undergraduate students to be prepared to become industry professionals and make ethical decisions (courage)

2. Demographic Driven Marketplace cluster report presented by Scarlett and Pam:

• Scarlett –will be representing the cluster at ITAA-2018 special topic session
• Jana – perhaps metanalysis of CTRJ articles on the topic and report metanalysis for identifying high impact areas for future research instead of reinventing the wheel

3. Technology cluster by JuanJuan , Ting and Sri

• JuanJuan, Laurie and Ting will be presenting at the ITAA -2018 special topic session

NEW BUSINESS

Increasing the impact of research in our discipline:

• The mission of the group is to inspire and foster high-quality high-impact research
• Jana – one of ITAA presentations could be what impact our research has on the world, with the Post-Carbon Institute a presentation at ITAA could be on consumer resilience
• Pam – with the declining support from the legislature, we have to make sure our research matters to people and communities
• Missy – scholarship of engagement is huge at UM; we need to encourage people and provide the means for them to be able to do that
• Pam – increasingly important question is how our research can be connected to real people so our research does not sit in library journals, what is the impact of our research? How to get this out to all researchers in our field?
• Jana – have a special topic at ITAA
• Pam – walk around poster session with a little paper with questions about your research impact
• Jana – how critical it is for survival of our field; maybe audience should be grad students? Or mentors of new faculty and grad students?
• Elena –a fire-side chat with grad students in 2019 and preparing an editorial for CTRJ to start the conversation, then prepare a 2020 program for a half-day or workshop that would be a bigger impact

ADVISOR REPORT – Missy Bye

• The project was funded through the end of 2021.
• Renewal report for the group will be due fall 2020.
• Missy – To have NIFA representative to come to the group’s meeting.
• Listening sessions around the country – to have our representative to go to a session to have our voice heard. One of the listening sessions is Minneapolis on October 18. Missy is planning to attend.

NEXT YEAR MEETING

• Washington, DC – to have a NIFA representative to come to the meeting. Missy will work with NIFA to identify a person to invite and identify dates.
• Jana will investigate other funding agencies such as NSF, USDA, Department of Justice.
• Another possibility would be Cotton Incorporated for future meetings.

IMPACT STATEMENTS REPORT

1. ITAA-2018 special topic session – Elena will compile data prepared by Srikant
2. Future of Design symposium 29-30 September – JuanJuan will send a statement about accomplishments and impact by October 12
3. Jana – Future of Luxury session at ITAA 2018 – Jana will send a statement about accomplishments and impact by October 12
4. Dangers of Fashion book – Elena will provide a statement

Accomplishment and Impact Report (formerly station reports)

The report:

• Is not about what everyone is doing individually; only include things that are done as a group
• Must report accomplishments and impact – those are the only things required
• Not required to put individual publications
• May want to do a monograph about what we do
• Must directly relate to our objectives

Leadership

1. 2018-2019 & 2019-2020 (after the annual meeting)
   1. Chair: Scarlett Wesley
   2. Vice-Chair: Elena Karpova
   3. Secretary: JuanJuan Wu

1. Elena nominated JuanJuan Wu to be next secretary. No other nominations were proposed. Unanimous vote.

CAMPUS UPDATES

• University of Minnesota
• Colorado State University
• University of Kentucky
• University of Missouri
• Ohio State University

Business meeting was adjourned at 12:00 pm.

1:00 – 5:00 pm Post-Carbon Institute Workshop

6:30 pm Business meeting cont.

CAMPUS UPDATES

• Washington State University
• Mississippi State University
• Florida State University
• University of North Texas

Discussion of action items:

2019 ITAA/Regents sustainability conference in London:

• Elena took the lead to submit a proposal for special topic session/panel discussion on dangers of fashion
• Jana will explore additional submission of another proposal for panel discussion from NCCC065 for the conference based on social change/vulnerability? Other topics?

ITAA 2019:

• Sonali and Scarlett will lead submission of proposal for Special Topic Session for ITAA 2019 on Social Change, short panel and break out to work on different topics
• Sonali will take the lead to submit proposal for ITAA 2019 from NCCC065 on interdisciplinary collaboration and research, “How to partner with interdisciplinary researchers”

UM Symposium on Fashion and Active Aging 2019:

• Pam and JuanJuan will explore the possibility of submitting a proposal for special topic session/panel

ITAA 2020:

• Vulnerability of department, discipline, industry –prepare a proposal for ITAA 2020

Other:

• Explore opportunity of writing a monograph based on the session
• Explore opportunity of developing case studies based on vulnerability topic to take it back to the classroom

7:40 Business meeting adjourned

1. Completed Activities and Accomplishments

• Writing Impact Statements

Hawley, J., Hegland, J., Diddi, S., & Karpova, E. (November 2017). The Power of Impact Statements: What, Why, Who and How. Special Topic Session. Coordinator: Jana M. Hawley, University of Arizona

Accomplishment: This special topic session was held at the annual meeting of the International Textile and Apparel Association in St. Petersburg, FL. The session was designed to help participants to: (1) establish awareness and understanding of impact statements and their application in academics, (2) explore the reasons why impact statements should be a consistent practice implemented throughout our career, (3) to investigate who the various audiences are, and (4) highlight how powerful impact statements are written for stakeholders. Following a formal presentation where the what, why and how of impact statements, attendees were guided through several scenarios and exercises to practice formulating precise and powerful impact statements in small groups guided by the presenters and other NCCC065 members. The session ended with an opportunity for each of the attendees to write their individual impact statements that contain the necessary components of a powerful impact statement focusing on research, teaching, and/or outreach.

Additional NCCC065 Members who assisted with the session meeting were: Melody LeHew, Kansas State University; Srikant Manchiraju, Florida State University; Elizabeth Bye, University of Minnesota; Scarlett Wesley, University of Kentucky; JuanJuan Wu, University of Minnesota; Jill Lee, Mississippi State University; and Ting Chi, Washington State University.

Impact:  Thirty-eight professors, administrators, and graduate students from close to 20 universities across the country and abroad (i.e., Canada) attended the special topic session. Examples of participating universities included: Auburn University, Iowa State University, Virginia Tech University, University of Delaware, Ryerson University, Indiana State University, West Virginia University. Participants were asked to complete a survey at the end of the session. Thirteen participants returned completed surveys. Participants found the workshop “very useful” (67%) or “useful” (33%) and planned to use what they learned in the future, when writing proposals, communicating their research results to constituencies as well as teaching outcomes.

Examples of anonymous participants’ comments:

“Practical workshop! Thank you!”

“Will rely information to my faculty. Will conduct a workshop”

• The Future of Luxury

Hawley, J. M., Cassill, N., and McGowan, K. –Coordinators. (November, 2017). The Future of Luxury. Seminar Session held at annual meeting of the International Textile and Apparel Association, St. Petersburg, FL.

Purpose: The $1.15 trillion luxury industry has experienced unprecedented growth and change over the last decade. Comprised of three sectors:  personal (apparel, footwear, accessories), transportation (automotive, marine, personal aircraft), and experiential (home, furniture, hospitality, art, sports management), the luxury industry is diverse.  Textiles play a significant role across all sectors of luxury.

The changes in the luxury industry require a new approach to thinking about, servicing and experiencing the luxury industry.  The 2017 ITAA seminar session, The Future of Luxury, was designed to inspire a cross-disciplinary and critical discussion on this very topic.  Proposals selected for this session, based on a call to the ITAA membership for participation, resulted in ten (10) proposals representing a variety of topics, with geographic representation of members interested in this important topic.  During the session, research themes and strategies were explored using a Visible Thinking technique and exercises from Project Zero formed at Harvard Graduate School of Education.  Project Zero uses observable representation that documents and supports the development of the group’s ongoing thoughts, questions, reasons and reflections. The Project Zero method encourages multiple intelligences, visible learning, and artful thinking (Tishman and Palmer, 20015).

Accomplishment: This seminar session was held at the annual meeting of the International Textile and Apparel Association in St. Petersburg, Florida. The session was designed to generate ideas about the future of the luxury industry. A total of 56 people participated in the session and worked together to identify and explore ideas that unfolded during the 2017 ITAA seminar session.  Participants worked in breakout groups to capture their ideas on a selected topic and write them on visible thinking roadmaps, resulting in the papers for this The Future of Luxury monograph. The goal was to capture new knowledge, skill sets and untapped markets for key luxury products to prepare future leaders in the global luxury industry, the future of which is vast and highly opportunistic. A total of 56 people participated in the session and worked together to identify and explore ideas that unfolded during the 2017 ITAA seminar session.  Participants worked in breakout groups to capture their ideas on a selected topic and write them on visible thinking roadmaps, resulting in the papers for this The Future of Luxury monograph. The goal was to capture new knowledge, skill sets and untapped markets for key luxury products to prepare future leaders in the global luxury industry, the future of which is vast and highly opportunistic. 

Impact:  Topics explored during the working session of the seminar resulted in visual thinking posters on: 

1. The Heritage/History of the Luxury Industry and Brands
2. Luxury and the Global Economy/Markets
3. Luxury Culture, Design and Codes
4. Luxury Brand Development
5. Luxury and Sustainability
6. Technology and Digital’s Impact on Luxury

Following the 2017 ITAA Conference, a call for white papers was sent out to participants to further develop and explore ideas discussed during the working session.  In total, nine papers were submitted on topics including:

1. Luxury throughout history
2. Embracing the Future of Luxury Products Through Product Innovation
3. Luxury 3 Women
4. Luxury Fashion in the Era of Technology
5. Luxury Throughout History - The Evaluation of the Industry
6. Millennials and Luxury
7. Artisan Luxury
8. The Influence of Sports Performance on Luxury
9. Marketing Crafts from Developing Countries
10. Luxury Markers

The diversity of these papers represent the luxury industry of today and reflect the characteristics that are increasing in importance in this day and age.  Luxury is no longer easily defined or characterized, but rather it is fluid, evolving and dependent upon the individual from whom it is perceived.   Monograph #12, Future of Luxury was published in online format in October 2018. It is available at www.itaaonline.org

Sustainable Consumption and Production:

 Cluster Annual Report 2018

Members

Melody LeHew

Sonali Diddi

Jana Hawley

Cluster Description

The PURPOSE of this cluster is to advance systemic change in Fiber Textiles and Clothing (FTC) toward greater Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). Our work will be focused on establishing networks of interdisciplinary scholars whom will create and disseminate new knowledge and develop programs of action.  Our aims include:

• To identify and establish a network of stakeholders (e.g. industry practitioners, consumers, legislators, non-profit NGOs, academics).
• To discover pathways toward greater sustainable consumption and production and greater system resilience that will promote human wellbeing.

Benefit Statement

Networking with a variety of stakeholders is the primary benefit. However, we expect participants of this cluster will also benefit through an expansion of collaborative partnerships. Partnerships will be formed around interests and research questions that emerge. Funding opportunities will be shared among the network and supportive assistance provided.

Past Year Accomplishments

• Identified research gaps and submitted abstracts (Sonali, Melody and Jana) that was accepted for an international conference in Copenhagen with international panel but none of the authors were able to travel, so the abstract had to be recalled.
• The cluster has started on a systematic literature review on SC&P – what had been addressed/studied and what are the next directions that would have the biggest impact
• Jana – it would be a good idea for Ting to join the group with the impact of microfibers.
• Jana – the other issue to address is to teach undergraduate students to be prepared to become industry professionals and make ethical decisions (courage)

Appendix C

Demographic Driven Marketplace:

Cluster Annual Report 2018

Members

Pam Norum

Scarlett Wesley

JuYoung Lee

Cluster description

• The demographic driven marketplace cluster facilitates research addressing how the marketplace can better enhance the well-being of different demographic groups.

• The demographic driven marketplace cluster facilitates research on how to enhance the well-being of different demographic groups by better meeting their needs in the marketplace.

• The demographic driven marketplace cluster facilitates research addressing how the marketplace can better meet the needs of different consumer segments to enhance human well-being.

• The demographic driven marketplace cluster includes consumer segments that can be defined based on shifts in population characteristics, and overlooked target markets such as:

Demographic, Psychographic & Lifestyle Trends

Age

• Baby Boomers
• Millenials

Race/Ethnicity/Culture

• Hispanics
• African Americans
• Cultural awareness & differences

Income

• Economic disadvantages

Gender/Sexual Orientation

• LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex)

Lifestyle/Psychographic

• Travel and tourism
• Leisure activities
• Social media
• Local marketplace purchasing

Physiological

• Obesity
• Special Needs/Disabilities
• Special accommodations/mental health

Shopping Behavior

• Changes in shopping preferences
• Use of different purchasing platforms
• Differences in shopping preferences by group
• Changes in communication patterns

Benefits to participants

• Collaboration & cross-disciplinary research opportunities
• Potential Funding/Grant opportunities for future research study
• Multi-state research group
• Sharing of information and advancements in research area
• Proactive research development
• Network with others who have similar interest

Past Year Accomplishments

• Scarlett –will be representing the cluster at ITAA-2018 special topic session
• Jana – perhaps metanalysis of CTRJ articles on the topic and report metanalysis for identifying high impact areas for future research instead of reinventing the wheel

Appendix D

Innovation and Technology Change:

Cluster Annual Report 2018

Cluster Description

• The cluster facilitates research that reveals innovations and technology that will enable the marketplace to improve community resilience in:
  • Social Technology
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Design and Retail Environments

• This cluster reaches out to research with expertise in innovation and technology.
  • To inspire collaboration
  • To identify funding sources
  • New research directions
  • To seek external partnerships

Benefit to participants

• Foster collaboration and trans-disciplinary research
• Build social capital
• Share information and apply additional perspectives
• Disseminate research and exchange ideas to various entities/stakeholders
• Expand funding opportunities

Past Year Accomplishments

• JuanJuan, Laurie and Ting will be presenting at the ITAA -2018 special topic session